Meanings
verbprelatize (third-person singular simple present prelatizes, present participle prelatizing, simple past and past participle prelatized)
present singular third person prelatizes · participle present prelatizing · participle past prelatized · past prelatized
- intransitiveChristianityTo uphold or encourage prelacy; to exercise prelatical functions.
he indeed ſucceeded into an Epiſcopacy that began then to prelatize;
1641, John Milton, Animadversions upon the Remonstrants Defence against Smectymnuus; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, […], volume I, Amsterdam [actually London: s.n.], 1698, →OCLC, page 143 - transitiveChristianityTo bring under the influence of prelacy.
1859-1890, John Gorham Palfrey, History of New England During the Stuart Dynasty Laud was busy with his more important plan of prelatizing the Church of Scotland
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